Maya is a 2001 Hindi film directed by Digvijay Singh with Nitya Shetty, Mita Vashisht, Anant Nag and Nikhil Yadav in lead roles.
Plot
Sanjay (Nikhil Yadav) and his cousin Maya (Nitya Shetty) are carefree 12-year-old village kids. They spend their days creating trouble, as kids will, throwing rocks and stealing sweets. They are gently scolded, but clearly loved, by Sanjay’s mother (Mita Vasisht) and father (Anant Nag). Their life is idyllic and warm.
But when Maya reaches puberty and has her first period, everything changes in the space of just a few days. The family heads to the neighboring village of Maya’s parents to prepare for a mysterious ritual rape ceremony marking Maya’s transition to womanhood. Maya, who only dimly understands what happening to her, is told that she is no longer a child, and discouraged from her familiar play with Sanjay. Sanjay, with even less understanding, chafes against the separation from his playmate and acts out, angering his father. Then, when the day of the ritual arrives, over the terrified protests of Sanjay, Maya is subjected to a trauma of ritual rape in the temple that is truly shocking and horrible.
Cast
Anant Nag as Arun
Mita Vasisht as Lakshmi
Nitya Shetty as Maya
Nikhil Yadav as Sanjay
Veerendra Saxena as Priest
Mukesh Bhatt as Ganesh
Shilpa Navalkar as Mridu
Shreechand Makhija as Candyman
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